Ramchandra Pramanik was born in 1951 in a remote village of Bengal. After graduating with a master’s degree in English literature, he started working at a bank but moved on to join the civil services of the Government of India as an income-tax official. He started writing at an early age; he was also associated with the editorial board of Sangbed, a Bengali literary journal. His debut collection of poems, Ushri Pare Ratri came out in 1987, and it wasn’t until 2017 that he let the second book of poems, Madhuram, out. He has been actively engaged in writing since, working on fiction, plays and essays. His Memoir, Hathaka Darpan, garnered much acclaim from critics and readers alike. Agunkhaki, Onayatta, Shaapbhrasta, and Abahaman Bharat Katha are some of his short story collections. His plays include Tuglak, Debal, Kalpakka, and Akshahriday. He has also worked on a number of essays on poetry and the craft of writing. The Opposite Bank and Other Poems is the first collection of his poems in English translation.